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Average-cost recipes using several fresh ingredients, standard cuts of meat, seafood in modest quantities, multiple cheeses, or several specialty ingredients.
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Giada’s Classic Mashed Potatoes
Sometimes, nothing beats classic mashed potatoes – especially for a holiday dinner. Mine are quite simple, but a few key ingredients make it absolutely delicious. Mascarpone gives an…
Overnight Mac & Cheese
Ingredients Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 ounces elbow macaroni or cavatappi, preferably Italian 3 cups heavy cream 2 cups grated Gruyere, divided 1 cup grated…
Macaroni Pie with Graham Cracker Pepper Streusel
Ingredients For macaroni pie filling: 1 quart milk, cold 100 grams all purpose flour 30 grams grated nutmeg 30 grams white pepper 54 grams dry mustard powder 54…
Szechuan Pork Stew with Ginger and Chiles
Szechuan peppercorns give this stew its iconic tingle and intense aroma. Though they’re not readily available at all supermarkets, you can find peppercorns easily enough online if not…
Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto
The pressure cooker is the fastest and most reliable way to cook perfect risotto. This version comes out creamy and intensely flavored with fresh mushrooms and dried porcini.…
Creamy Chicken Poblano Soup
Ingredients 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 cups small-diced onion (about 1 large) 4 celery stalks, cut into medium dice 3 carrots, cut into medium dice 2…
Texas State Fair Chili
The following recipe, which appeared in Texas Co-op Power’s 60 Years of Home Cooking, won Gay Dixson (then a member of Pedernales EC) the Texas State Fair El…
Thai Peanut Chicken and Ramen Noodle Soup
The ramen noodles soak up a lot of the broth if not eaten right when the noodles are done cooking. You can prepare this ahead of time, just…
Sous Vide Scalloped Potatoes
Every holiday season, you wait with anticipation when the bubbling, pan of scalloped potatoes is put on the table, salivating at the thought of those creamy, cheesy potatoes…
Creamed Bacon Spinach
Ingredients 8 oz. bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 garlic clove, grated 3/4 c up heavy cream kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2…
